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As the unendurable monotony of the offseason ends, celebrate baseball's return with mental calisthenics. Everyone knows it was former Atlanta Manager Dave Bristol who said, "Only trouble I ever had with chewing tobacco was that the orthodontist said my daughter was going to have to give it up because of her braces." But do you know: 1. What pitcher in a 25-3 season had more complete games than home runs allowed? 2. What four players hit home runs in four decades? 3. What three players hit home runs as teenagers and after their 40th birthdays? 4. What two teams lost a World Series after being one strike away from winning? 5. Which National League team has won the most...

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(BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career):
1936 -- BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus...

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Save for Cal Ripken's emotional farewell tour, the recently completed
Orioles season was definitely a year to forget for hometown fans. But 35 years
ago, it was truly a festive time in Baltimore.
The youthful 1966 Orioles had just breezed to their...